Diagnostic Imaging Vol 31 No 7

July 01, 2009

An article in the May 27 New England Journal of Medicine provides some interesting, and perhaps unintended, insights into the new world that is emerging as government takes a more active role in decisions about the relative value of medical procedures.

July 01, 2009

God I love this country! Where else can a company actually own the patent on two naturally occurring cancer genes?

July 01, 2009

I couldn't agree more with your editorial on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and CT colonography

July 01, 2009

Just as diagnostic imaging providers were figuring out strategies to weather the reimbursement cuts mandated by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, the ground shifted once more with a severe economic downturn.

July 01, 2009

In the quest for better use of patient histories, a team from the University of California, San Diego has devised a unique system that gives them access to the hospital information system on their PACS.

July 01, 2009

Computer-aided detection, now commonly used for nodule detection, is becoming more integrated with PACS, a trend that streamlines workflow.

July 01, 2009

Before she began using coding and billing computer applications developed specifically for radiology, Yvonne Moncovich, director of operations at Straightline Medical in Wilmington, NC, employed more people, struggled with an import/export function, and manually input data. Usually more than once.

July 01, 2009

Where else can a company actually own the patent on two naturally occurring cancer genes

July 01, 2009

Most U.S. hospital radiology administrators expect restrictions against capital acquisitions to ease and plan to buy the diagnostic imaging equipment they most sorely need later this year, according to the latest report by healthcare market research firm IMV.

July 01, 2009

Distrust of healthcare providers and may contribute to the low levels of compliance for breast cancer screening among minorities.

July 01, 2009

Results of a study by Italian and U.S. investigators suggest CT colonography can simultaneously spot colorectal cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysms.

July 01, 2009

The International Atomic Energy Agency is backing plans to keep track of how much medical radiation patients are exposed to over time by issuing smart cards and modifying electronic medical records.

July 01, 2009

Seriously injured patients have a better chance of surviving multiple trauma when they are evaluated in the emergency room with whole-body CT, according to a study of more than 4500 cases from Germany.

July 01, 2009

High radiation exposure has been the bogeyman keeping the cardiac CT triple rule-out exam for chest pain from widespread application.

July 01, 2009

An abnormally low female birth rate among the Asian population in California's Santa Clara County may be closely related to the fetal keepsake ultrasound industry's growth in a region covering San Jose and the homes of nearly two million residents.

July 01, 2009

Do you google? Relying on the Internet's most popular search engine has become second nature for frequent users.

July 01, 2009

Angry backers of CT colonography for colorectal cancer screening are regrouping after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services repulsed their efforts to secure Medicare coverage for the procedure.

July 01, 2009

More than a decade's worth of data suggest cryoablation can treat localized malignancies within the prostate more safely and effectively than do standard treatment approaches generally applied to the whole gland.

July 01, 2009

A 38-year-old Chinese man presented after five days of sharp, continuous new-onset occipital headaches. Symptoms were only partially relieved by analgesics. No fever, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, or phonophobia was observed, but two short episodes of jerking of the left upper extremity without generalization or change in consciousness were recorded.